Psalms · King James Version (with Apocrypha)
Psalm 104 King James Version (with Apocrypha)
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings
Notes on this text (2)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
- Psalm titles are printed as the start of verse 1.
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
1 Bless Yahweh, my soul. Yahweh, my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty.
2 Who coverest [thyself] with light as [with] a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
2 He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.
3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
3 He lays the beams of his rooms in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind.
4 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
4 He makes his messengers winds, and his servants flames of fire.
5 [Who] laid the foundations of the earth, [that] it should not be removed for ever.
5 He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.
6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as [with] a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
6 You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains.
7 At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
7 At your rebuke they fled. At the voice of your thunder they hurried away.
8 They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.
8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank down, to the place which you had assigned to them.
9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
9 You have set a boundary that they may not pass over, that they don’t turn again to cover the earth.
10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys, [which] run among the hills.
10 He sends springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains.
11 They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.
11 They give drink to every animal of the field. The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, [which] sing among the branches.
12 The birds of the sky nest by them. They sing among the branches.
13 He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
13 He waters the mountains from his rooms. The earth is filled with the fruit of your works.
14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
14 He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may produce food out of the earth:
15 And wine [that] maketh glad the heart of man, [and] oil to make [his] face to shine, and bread [which] strengtheneth man’s heart.
15 wine that makes the heart of man glad, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man’s heart.
16 The trees of the LORD are full [of sap;] the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
16 Yahweh’s trees are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted,
17 Where the birds make their nests: [as for] the stork, the fir trees [are] her house.
17 where the birds make their nests. The stork makes its home in the cypress trees.
18 The high hills [are] a refuge for the wild goats; [and] the rocks for the conies.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.
19 He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
19 He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.
20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep [forth].
20 You make darkness, and it is night, in which all the animals of the forest prowl.
21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.
22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
22 The sun rises, and they steal away, and lie down in their dens.
23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
23 Man goes out to his work, to his labor until the evening.
24 O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
24 Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom, you have made them all. The earth is full of your riches.
25 [So is] this great and wide sea, wherein [are] things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
25 There is the sea, great and wide, in which are innumerable living things, both small and large animals.
26 There go the ships: [there is] that leviathan, [whom] thou hast made to play therein.
26 There the ships go, and leviathan, whom you formed to play there.
27 These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give [them] their meat in due season.
27 These all wait for you, that you may give them their food in due season.
28 [That] thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
28 You give to them; they gather. You open your hand; they are satisfied with good.
29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
29 You hide your face; they are troubled. You take away their breath; they die and return to the dust.
30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
30 You send out your Spirit and they are created. You renew the face of the ground.
31 The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.
31 Let Yahweh’s glory endure forever. Let Yahweh rejoice in his works.
32 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
32 He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
33 I will sing to Yahweh as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
34 Let my meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Yahweh.
35 Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.
35 Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. Let the wicked be no more. Bless Yahweh, my soul. Praise Yah!
Cross references (35)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Psalm 103:22; Psalm 145:3; Psalm 96:6; Isaiah 59:17; Daniel 9:4
- 2 Isaiah 40:22; Isaiah 45:12; Daniel 7:9; 1 John 1:5; Zechariah 12:1
- 3 Amos 9:6; 2 Samuel 22:11; Psalm 18:10–11; Isaiah 19:1; Nahum 1:3
- 4 Hebrews 1:7; 2 Kings 2:11; 2 Kings 6:17; Hebrews 1:14; Psalm 148:8
- 5 Job 26:7; Psalm 24:2; Psalm 33:9; Psalm 96:10; Revelation 20:11
- 6 Genesis 7:19; 2 Peter 3:5; Genesis 1:2–10
- 7 Psalm 18:15; Mark 4:39; Genesis 8:1; Psalm 106:9; Proverbs 8:28
- 8 Genesis 8:5; Psalm 33:7
- 9 Job 38:10–11; Genesis 9:11–15; Jeremiah 5:22; Isaiah 54:9; Job 26:10
- 10 Isaiah 41:18; Psalm 107:35; Isaiah 35:7; Deuteronomy 8:7
- 11 Psalm 145:16; Job 39:5–8; Psalm 104:13
- 12 Psalm 50:11; Psalm 148:10; Psalm 147:9; Psalm 104:16–17; Matthew 8:20
- 13 Psalm 147:8; Jeremiah 10:13; Jeremiah 14:22; Deuteronomy 11:11; Job 38:37
- 14 Psalm 136:25; Psalm 147:8–9; Job 28:5; Genesis 9:3; Psalm 145:15–16
- 15 Psalm 23:5; Ecclesiastes 10:19; Ecclesiastes 9:7; Judges 9:13; Jeremiah 31:12
- 16 Numbers 24:6; Psalm 29:5; Psalm 92:2; Ezekiel 17:23
- 17 Psalm 104:12; Leviticus 11:19; Ezekiel 31:6; Matthew 13:32; Obadiah 4
- 18 Proverbs 30:26; Job 39:1; 1 Samuel 24:2; Leviticus 11:5; Deuteronomy 14:7
- 19 Genesis 1:14–18; Jeremiah 31:35; Psalm 136:7–9; Psalm 8:3; Job 38:12
- 20 Isaiah 45:7; Psalm 74:16; Genesis 1:4–5; Genesis 8:22; Psalm 50:10
- 21 Joel 1:20; Job 38:39; Psalm 34:10; Joel 2:22; Ezekiel 19:2–14
- 22 Job 37:8; Job 24:13–17; John 3:20; Nahum 3:17
- 23 Genesis 3:19; Ephesians 4:28; Ecclesiastes 5:12; Judges 19:16; 2 Thessalonians 3:8–12
- 24 Jeremiah 10:12; Psalm 40:5; Romans 11:33; Psalm 50:10–12; Ephesians 3:10
- 25 Psalm 69:34; Psalm 95:4–5; Genesis 1:28; Genesis 1:20–22; Acts 28:5
- 26 Psalm 107:23; Isaiah 27:1; Psalm 74:14; Genesis 49:13; Ezekiel 27:9
- 27 Luke 12:24–28; Psalm 136:25; Psalm 147:9; Job 38:41; Job 36:31
- 28 Psalm 145:16
- 29 Ecclesiastes 12:7; Job 34:14–15; Psalm 146:4; Genesis 3:19; Psalm 30:7
- 30 Job 33:4; Revelation 21:5; Isaiah 65:17; Ezekiel 37:9; Job 26:13
- 31 Genesis 1:31; 2 Timothy 4:18; Jeremiah 32:41; Ephesians 3:21; Zephaniah 3:17
- 32 Exodus 19:18; Psalm 144:5; Psalm 97:4–5; Habakkuk 3:10; Amos 8:8
- 33 Psalm 63:4; Psalm 146:2; Psalm 145:1–2
- 34 Habakkuk 3:17–18; Philippians 4:4; Psalm 119:15–16; Psalm 119:127–128; Psalm 1:2
- 35 Revelation 19:1–2; Proverbs 2:22; Psalms 103:22–104:1; Psalm 106:48; Psalm 68:1–2
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
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Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
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Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
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Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)